Got it done with the Cap Lock

Nice going, congrats to the both of you

nice and tender stuff there buddy. better eating than that tough old buck anyways.

Well done. Venison is far better tasting then the paper tag.

Wtg guys.

Congratulations! What is your load? For my .50 cal cap & ball, I use 85 grains of FFG.

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Originally Posted by hollywood

Congratulations! What is your load? For my .50 cal cap & ball, I use 85 grains of FFG.

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I did not want to adjust the sights (filing the groove deeper or shortening the post) so I went with the load that hit dead on elevation at 50 yards. That load was 100gr of Pyrodex RS, I went with Pyrodex as it is a propellant and not an explosive, so it was easier to get through my sources but very similar to true BP. I seated a Speer 0.490 round ball patched and lubed with Wonderlube. All that was touched off with a CCI magnum #11 percussion cap.

The barrel length is 33 1/2in, there is some decent bang when this thing goes off, ha ha ha.

Congrats

Good shooting!

Congrats on the deer!

That half-second hang fire is scary as hell. Glad all left the woods safely.

FYI a yearling is a 1.5 year-old deer. That's a fawn, born this spring.

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Congrats on the deer!

That half-second hang fire is scary as hell. Glad all left the woods safely.

FYI a yearling is a 1.5 year-old deer. That's a fawn, born this spring.

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We always said yearling, fawns have spots, but I know what you mean.

I shot a baby, not a problem with that for me.

Nothing scary about the hang fire, just keep it pointed in a safe direction, annoyed that I did not follow the deer while waiting though, she was well within range and not moving too fast.